Interferon inhibits early viral protein synthesis by activating host enzymes that block RNA translation and degrade viral RNA.
Interferon blocks early protein synthesis by inducing host cell enzymes that inhibit RNA translation and degrade viral mRNA and tRNA.
| Front | What is MOA of interferon? |
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| Back | It blocks early protein synthesis by inducing host cell enzymes to block RNA translation, causing viral mRNA and tRNA degradation |
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